Articles by Valerie Richardson
President Biden plans to attend COP27, the annual United Nations climate confab, but he won't be rubbing elbows with Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg.
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November 1, 2022
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Most U.S. voters believe Republicans will capture both the House and the Senate in next week's election, according to a poll released Tuesday.
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November 1, 2022
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Democrat Stacey Abrams said in the final Georgia gubernatorial debate that state sheriffs want to "take Black people off the streets," handing Republicans a talking point on a pivotal issue a little over a week before the election.
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October 31, 2022
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Democrats were quick to blame the GOP for the vicious attack on Paul Pelosi without mentioning the rising tide of violence this year against conservative targets, prompting Republicans to jog the memories of their colleagues across the aisle.
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October 30, 2022
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A Vermont coach and his daughter have sued school officials after being rebuked for using male pronouns to describe a male-to-female transgender student in a girls' locker room, arguing that their First Amendment rights were violated.
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October 28, 2022
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President Biden isn't feeling the love ahead of the Nov. 8 election from his fellow Catholics.
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October 27, 2022
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was slammed Wednesday for claiming during a gubernatorial debate that schools were shuttered for only three months during the pandemic, drawing attention to her much-maligned response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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October 26, 2022
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Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said Tuesday that the leak of his draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade endangered the jurists in the conservative majority, making them "targets for assassination."
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October 25, 2022
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Gov. Laura Kelly has determinedly portrayed herself as a moderate Democrat in her tight reelection bid in deep-red Kansas, but a late-breaking flap over state support for drag shows is threatening to drown out her campaign messaging.
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October 25, 2022
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The conventional political wisdom has it that the abortion issue is a winner for Democrats, but pro-life advocates disagree.
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October 24, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott increased his lead over Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke in a poll released Monday, the latest indication of growing Republican strength as economic concerns take center stage with voters ahead of the midterm elections.
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October 24, 2022
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Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is doggedly promoting the voter-suppression narrative in her gubernatorial campaign even as the state shatters early voting midterm turnout records ahead of the November elections.
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October 21, 2022
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Democrats tanked in droves while 179 Republicans earned perfect scores on the American Energy Alliance's annual congressional scorecard released Thursday based on their votes to promote "affordable, abundant and reliable energy."
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October 20, 2022
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Democrat Stacey Abrams doubled down on her comment linking abortion to inflation, an ill-timed remark that handed Republicans the advantage on her go-to issue as she struggles to play catch-up in the Georgia gubernatorial contest.
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October 20, 2022
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Senate candidate Joe O'Dea rolled the dice when he publicly defied former President Donald Trump, but a high-risk, high-reward wager may also represent the only play for the Republican newcomer to win on Nov. 8.
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October 20, 2022
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The abortion pill is now the most common method used to terminate U.S. pregnancies, but a newly released study finds that a third of women who take the drug find the experience more traumatic than anticipated.
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October 19, 2022
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New Jersey filed a climate lawsuit Tuesday against five major energy companies and a petroleum trade association, joining the parade of left-tilting cities and states seeking billions in damages over their alleged efforts to conceal the impact of fossil fuel emissions on global temperatures.
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October 18, 2022
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U.S. greenhouse-gas industrial emissions rose during the first year of the Biden administration after declining for more than a decade, reflecting the economic rebound from the COVID-19 shutdown.
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October 17, 2022
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Conservatives have long had a problem with the left's cancel culture, and it turns out they're not the only ones.
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October 17, 2022
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The attorney for one of the 11 pro-life activists recently arrested by armed FBI agents accused the Justice Department last week of seeking to "frighten and intimidate Christians" with its recent campaign targeting anti-abortion protesters.
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October 16, 2022
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